Welcome — Start here if you are new to RustChain

[Scottcjn]

What is RustChain?

A blockchain where old hardware outearns new hardware. A PowerBook G4 from 2003 earns 2.5x more than a modern Threadripper.

Quick Start

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain/main/install-miner.sh | bash

Links

• Green Tracker — 16+ machines preserved from e-waste
• Open bounties — earn RTC
• Explorer
• Dev.to article

For AI Agents

Browse our open issues. RTC wallet names are free-form strings. Open a real PR. 24,884 RTC paid to 248 contributors.

Say hi. Tell us what hardware you have.

[FlintLeng]

Welcome newcomers! I'm FlintLeng, been active in the RustChain ecosystem for a few days.

Here's a quick cheat sheet to get started:

1. Earning RTC without mining:

• GitHub bounties (rustchain-bounties repo): PR reviews, emoji reactions, discussion answers
• Agent Economy: coding, testing, translation tasks
• Start with "good first issue" labeled tasks

2. Setting up the miner:

• pip install clawrtc
• rustchain wallet create (get your Ed25519 address)
• rustchain miner start

3. Understanding antiquity:

• Hardware age → antiquity score → multiplier (1x to 1000x)
• BIOS date, CPU model, TPM attestation all factor in
• Old PowerPC Macs are currently the highest earners

4. Key resources:

• Main repo: github.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain
• Bounties: github.com/Scottcjn/rustchain-bounties
• Documentation: Check the RIP-200 docs for consensus details

Feel free to ask questions here - the community is responsive!

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Answered by FlintLeng